Enroll Today! Spring 2020 Seminar EPS 590-BB1 Black Women Activists in Education (CRN #47931), Professor Bernice Barnett, Tuesday, 1-3:50pm, Room 323 Educ Bldg, 4 Credits
Description: This graduate seminar is a sociological-historical examination of the diversity, experiences, backgrounds, roles, leadership, concerns, goals, strategies, tactics, challenges, and impact of Black women activists in education and society. Through the lens of race, gender, class, sexuality, and age+ Intersectionality Theories and Stand-Point Knowledge articulated by Black women scholar activists, activists-educators, activist-students in education (including Septima Poinsette Clark, Patricia Hill Collins, Darlene Clark Hine, Angela Davis, bell hooks, Melba Pattillo Beals, Daisy Bates, Charlayne Hunter Gault), and Black Lives Matter co-founders Alicia Garza, Opal Tometi, Patrisse Khan-Cullors, among others), we will discuss Black women activists as students, teachers, professors, school founders, and administrators in diverse societal, historical, and educational contexts, including but not limited to: (a) citizenship schools, (b) freedom schools, (c) high schools, (d) historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), and (e) predominately white colleges and universities (PWCUs). We also explore Black women’s opportunities, constraints, resources, and the personal and professional rewards and costs/risks of activism in education and in society. If questions, contact Dr. Barnett at bmbarnet@illinois.edu.
